The Accommodation Cheat Sheet

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This cheat sheet has all of the best websites that you should use when looking for any type of accommodation abroad.

Whether you’re looking to travel for a few days or a few years, this cheat sheet will help you find the perfect accommodation whatever your budget is.

Hostels/Hotels While there are many different hotel and hostel booking websites out there, I’ve found the following to be the best.

● All The Rooms - My favourite accommodation website. It searches different websites and gives you the results from all websites in a single place so you can get the best price. ● Hostel World ● Hostel Bookers ● Booking.com ● Hot Wire

Free Accommodation These are the most popular websites for free accommodation around the world. This is a great way to stay with a local and teach your hosts something new.

● Couchsurfing - Stay with locals on their couch, floor or spare bed ● Global Freeloaders -Similar to Couchsurfing ● Hospitality Club -Similar to Couchsurfing ● Talk Talk Bnb - Teach a skill/language and stay for free ● Stay 4 Free ● Home For Swap ● Warm Showers - Specifically for cyclists ● Sleeping In Airports - A guide to the best airports to sleep in when needed

Work For Free Accommodation If you’re happy to work a few hours everyday, you will be rewarded with free food and accommodation.

● WWOOF - Work on farms in exchange for free accommodation

● Work Away - A few hours of work per day for free accommodation and food ● Help X - Work in a variety of locations in exchange for free food and accommodation ● Working Traveller -Get volunteer and paid work as you travel using your skills ● World Packers - Exchange your skill for accommodation ● List of Websites - Here is a list of all the websites similar to Work Away

Au Pair In exchange for babysitting as an au pair, you’re given free accommodation and generally paid a decent wage. Unlike other accommodation options this is a full-time job.

● Au Pair World ● Find Au Pair ● Great Au Pair ● Au Pair ● Easy Au Pair

House Sitting House sitting allows you to live in someone else’s house for free in exchange for looking after pets and doing some gardening.

● Trusted Housesitters - Prefered house sitting website ● Mind My House ● House Carers ● Luxury House Sitting ● Home Exchange ● IHEN ● Care Taker ● Nomador

Lease An Apartment If you’re planning to travel for a longer period of time, it may be worthwhile leasing an apartment. It will make it easier to settle in and be cheaper in the long run.

● Air Bnb ● Roomorama ● Wimdu ● Facebook Groups - There is normally at least 1 facebook group for long-term housing for each city ● Co Living - Find others to share an apartment with ● House Trip ● Home Away

● VRBO

Monasteries Monasteries are a great option if you’re looking for somewhere cheap to stay. You are normally asked for a small donation by the monks and nuns.

● Monastery Stays ● 15 Monastery Stays Around The World

Student Accommodation The first thing you should do when looking for student accommodation is look for accommodation options offered by your university or school.

● Study Abroad Apartments ● Uni Places ● University Rooms ● Comforts Of Home ● Be Roomers ● Sabbatical Homes

Host Family The first thing you should do when looking for a host family is to ask your university or school what they offer.

● Home Stayin ● Homestay Finder ● GP Homestay ● Lingoo ● Homestay Web